I'm back!

Yay! Just back in from the wacky and wonderful trip to Florida. Where do I start?

The drive down was pretty uneventful, but it went quickly, so that was definitely good. We stopped in Ocala to have dinner with my husband's mother and grandmother. Overall, it went pretty well. She was a nice woman who smokes a heck of a lot, but still nice. She cooked lasagna, which is my husband's favorite, and we all had a good time getting to know each other and playing with my son.

On to my mom and dad's house....

Sunday morning, it was off to the beach with us. Brandon had such a good time, we had to drag him off the beach kicking and screaming in order to get him to eat lunch and take a nap. But it was fun none the less.

Monday, we went to the wildlife park thingy at Silver Springs. We saw lots of alligators and turtles and other stuff, took boat rides, and did a ton of walking. It was definitely a good day.

Topday we rode back, and tomorrw starts my work week........thanks goodness it's a short one.

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I survived the first week...

....at least I think I did. Today isn't over yet. I actually think I'm really going to like this job. It's incredibly interesting, and incorporates enough stuff that's new for me that I feel challenged, but enough stuff I know how to do already, so I'm not overwhelmed. I spend a lot of time coordinating people coming and going for new job placements or meeting, temporary housing, rental cars, airlines, etc. I like it.

Nothing really new in my life though.....other than the job that is. We are taking a family trip to Florida this weekend which I'll be glad for. Trip to the beach and the nature park place with Brandon, and of course plenty of time for getting drunk and silly with my mom. (It seems to have become a tradition for each time we get together.)

I'll also be meeting my Mother-In-Law for the first time. Pretty scary. I've talked to her on the phone, so she can't be all that bad, but I'm just a little nervous for meeting her after 4 years of marriage! I mean, what if she absolutely hates me? It's not like we can get un-married. I'm sure she won't influence my husband to hate me or anything, it's just that everything is easier when your Mother-In-Law likes you. Right? I've kind of grown comfortable not having one, and that's all about to change. Here goes nothing.....

First Day...

So today was my first day at my brand spanking new job. It was a pretty good day. Granted, I spent almost the entire morning in orientation, just learning aboiut my job functions and the corporate infrastructure. I did get to start doing a little bit of work in the afternoon though. Overall, it went pretty well. I think I'll probably like it there, as long as I can get past that first day "oh my god I have no idea what I'm doing" phase. I'm sure I'll be an old pro in a week or two.

Lots of thanks to Lisa, who called my on my way to work to wish me luck, and Bill who gave me my third shout out to date in his blog. You guys are the best!!!!

Another long week....

So I haven't had much time to blog this week. My mom came into town on Saturday, and I've been hanging out with her during most of my down time. I fenced at the Touche tournament on Sunday, and actually did pretty well. I felt like I actually fenced epee as well as I can. I certainly didn't win, but I fenced well for me....that's about all I can ask for.

Monday, I worked all day while my mom watched my son. I picked up some awesome Chinese take-out on my way home from work. We ate that, put the kid to bed, and watched "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason". It was pretty good, but not as good as the first one, which was not as good as the book. Ugh sequels.

Tuesday night we went out to Wal-mart and I found some super cute shoes. Yay shoes! Then we came home, put the kid to bed yet again, and I drank myself silly on Pinot Grigio. My mom is the best to drink wine and get silly with. We always have fun when we drink together.

Tonight, we've just been chatting, as I have to take her to the airport in the morning :(

This weekend looks pretty uneventful. I'll be working my last day at my current job on Friday, fencing at a home tournament on Saturday, and probably family time on Sunday. New job on Monday. Yay!!!!

Yay Friday!

Boy was this a long week! I'm sure next week is going to be even longer though.

To recap: not a very exciting few days. I had a good (although hot) fencing practice last night. I felt like I was moving like an epee fencer. I had pretty good point control and I felt really light on my feet. I'll probably be fencing the E and under at Touche this weekend, so maybe I'll finally get my rating.

My mom is coming into town tomorrow, so I'm really looking forward to spending some time with her. It's really strange how my relationship with my mother changed the moment I had her first Grandbaby. Hmmmm...

So....short entry today, but really not much to talk about. Sorry!

It's gonna be a long 2 weeks....

So my stupid boss continues to bad mouth me to anyone who will listen. He's gotten to the point where he doesn't even care if I can hear him or not! I have half an inclination to just quit right now. I mean, what's the point of giving the professional courtesy of 2 weeks notice if I have to deal with an unprofessional asshole in the mean time? Ugh...

Last night was my "night off" of sorts. I got a lot of housework done. My mom is coming for a visit this weekend, and she's a neat freak, so I've got to make sure the house is spic and span before her arrival. I'm really looking forward to spending some time with her though. I don't see my mom nearly enough since she lives in Florida. I know my son will enjoy spending the time with his Grammy too. He gets excited every time you mention her name.

Tonight is fencing practice, followed by bill paying. Yay. Another exciting night at my house.

The nerve!

So here I am, very innocently and professionally trying to finish out my last 2 weeks at the old job. But do you think my boss would be kind and professional and realize that people leave a job for one of 2 reasons: 1) they are unhappy there. 2) They get a promotion or more money or something along those lines. In my case, it's both. So here I am thinking that my little chat with the boss man went so well last week, and he acted like a good guy, and everything was going to go smoothly and be just fine. I was apparently wrong.

Every Monday morning, the drivers have a meeting at 7:30 AM to discuss whatever crap is going on. My boss made the announcement to all the boys that I had out in my notice and would be leaving them. Then, he went on to say that they were going to get someone into my position who was not so "excitable" and "loud." This really pissed me off because he keeps telling me that my personality and exuberance are the reasons he hired me in the first place!!! What an ass. I hate it when people say things in anger that they don't mean. I guess these last 2 weeks won't be as smooth and easy as I thought. Grrrrr.......

Moving on...
The weekend was pretty good. Went out on Saturday and had my hair done (girly squeals!), then met a friend for dinner and comedy club. Very cool. Mother's Day was really lovely. My husband an son woke me up with breakfast in bed and some roses from one of my bushes outside. Later on, they took me out to lunch. It was very nice.

I guess that's all for today's update.

TGIF

Wow......what a freakin' long week! I'm absolutely exhausted from everything. I gave my boss my 2 weeks notice yesterday, and he actually took it much better than I thought he would. He accepted it, so I guess that means I don't get to start my new job until the 23rd. Wow....the next 2 weeks are gonna be so long! But anyway, I think this whole changing jobs thing is going to be really good for me. I'm really going to miss a bunch of people that I work with now, but they all told me that if it was them, they'd do the same thing. It's good to know that people agree with my decision. It's just a bummer that I can't take the good people with me. :( For some reason, the stupid blogger won't let me start a new paragraph, so I guess this will just be one really long paragraph. Anyway, nothing exciting planned for this weekend. Tonight I'm just hangin' with my son. Tomorrow is the ever present grocery shopping. Tomorrow night, I'm going to get a haircut and some funky highlights, then meet some people for dinner and then out to the Charlotte Comedy Thater for an improv show. If you live in this area, you should really check them out.....really funny stuff. www.extremeimprov.com Have a safe and happy weekend!

It's a miracle! (part deux)

Yay! That job interview I went to on Monday.......made me an offer today! It's a really great offer too.....making a lot more money than before, and a lot closer to my house. Yay! Things are looking up! Now I just have to break it to my boss.

So our TV was getting pretty ghetto. It took about 8 hours to warm up enough so you could see the picture, and once it was on for a while, all the people got green. Not good at all. But anywho, my husband decided to buy a new one as a sort of Mother's Day gift to me. Yay! People in the right color, and instant TV when you push the power button. Amazing....

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Another ass kicking...

So I spent the day in Columbia yesterday fencing in the Southeast Sectional Championship. Yay. Bad news first: I only won one bout in my pool, and I lost my first DE. Good news: I got points in all my pool bouts (at least 2 of them), and I lost one of the 5 -4. In my DE I was losing 10-9 to the #10 seed. Unfortunately, she came back after the break and scored 5 points in a row. Oh well....I held my own I guess. I definitely learned some things. On to the NEXT ass kicking I suppose.

Tonight, we go to lovely Morganton, NC for the grand opening of Blake's new fencing school. It seems kind of "out in the middle of nowhere", but I really think it's going to do well. I'm definitely excited to see it as well as meet some of the people I've heard Blake talking about. Hopefully, the whole thing will go well.